From the recording Another Kind of Train
"Take My Gun" by the Brother Bicker Band is a powerful reflection on guilt, redemption, and the search for forgiveness. Written by Tom Mogan, Jeremy Hrdlicka, Ben Ellard, Jim Duncan, Jennele Coulson, Claire Wilkes, and Matt Dawe, the song explores the emotional weight of past choices and the longing for a fresh start. Its haunting melody and raw lyrics create a deeply moving narrative of struggle and vulnerability.
Lyrics
Verse 1
I want someone to love
I want someone to blame
I want someone to hold me
When I feel ashamed
God give me forgiveness
To soothe my memory
All the lives that I’ve taken
To try to stay free
Prechorus
I am asking you I’m begging you Please
Chorus
Take my badge take my gun
I know the things I’ve done
Take my head Take my heart
I want a brand new start
Take my gun
Verse 2
When I was a young man
Full of righteous pride
Well I had me a cowboy
And we liked to ride
But I never thought
I’d have to reminisce
About the taste of his lips
Like a ghostly kiss
Prechorus
I am asking you I’m begging you
I want to be free
Chorus
Take my badge take my gun
I know the things I’ve done
Take my head Take my heart
I want a brand new start
Take my gun
Solo
Break
I thought I was right
About the right and wrong
But I was just lawless. All the way along
Chorus
Take my badge take my gun
I know the things I’ve done
Take my head Take my heart
I want a brand new start
Take my badge take my gun
I know the things I’ve done
Take my head Take my heart
I want a brand new start
Take my gun